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Our yurt has an open floor plan. Yes, we could have added walls. We could have added a loft. Coulda Woulda Shoulda, right? As it was, mom never planned for her yurt to be permanent housing. She envisioned it as a ping-pong-art-studio-yoga-room-temporary-guest-quarters. After 3 years and four months, the yurt finally sits empty (minus some random furniture and ping pong table), awaiting further inspiration from mom. While the open floor plan for the yurt is nice, I believe the overall feel of the living space could be greatly improved with a few carefully thought-out walls. Obviously, bedroom walls create a sense of privacy, even if they don't go all the way to the yurt ceiling. Closets create a space for your clothes and other belongings, evoking a sense of permanence (as opposed to a camping-feel). Kitchen counters and basic kitchen plumbing make cooking a pleasure instead of a chore. In hindsight, I'm surprised that we put up with a "camping" feel for so long. This could all have been greatly improved with a few walls and some basic kitchen set-up. Behold: Oh my Lord. This is a gorgeous yurt kitchen. Photo credit. This yurt floor plans designates about 1/3 of overall floor space to bed/bath. Since our bath is outside, imagine the bath space as personal office space, or a second bedroom. Image Credit Our 30 ft. diameter yurt has a lot of space that I don't think we utilized to its full potential due to lack of a proper floor plan. The idea of real rooms, a few walls, and an actual kitchen really up the appeal of yurt-living to me. And how 'bout a loft? Lofts are just fun! AWESOME! Photo Credit But where would the ping-pong table go....?
⎨texte français à la fin de l'article⎬ Simple living, slow life, getting back to essentials, find joy in what we do … we've been seeing these beautiful quotes a lot these days and they all could be translated into one : minimalism! I've been reading a lot about it lately. And it is a huge topic. Blogs, books and everything that can help me understand the process. Minimalism is a lifestyle and not just an interior trend. Unless you're born made for it, you need to work pretty hard to get there. To get started just bear in mind that minimalism is not just white walls and empty spaces. That's the ultimate version of it, but few people intend to get there. You can be minimalist and live in a vintage interior, with moody colours on the walls. All the pictures I selected can be applied to minimalist interiors and here is why. Decluttering is the key work. Just one word to say it all : get rid of everything you don't need, you don't use anymore. Offer or sell, and if none of the two is possible, throw away. Just keep what brings you joy. One advice I read and loved was to keep every single item in your hands and try to realize if you are happy when you wear it, when you read it, when you see it, when you use it. If you're not, then you are ready to get rid of it. Once all the decluttering process is over (which might take up to several weeks!) your home will be filled only with things you truly love and that bring you joy. Doesn't it sound amazing? I'm definitely ready to try it. And you? To get started, ask yourself a simple question : why I want to do it? What I want to achieve? Write down all the ideas coming to your mind and then delete those who speak to you the less until you only have one on the paper. This one will be your goal! Yesterday I started the 30-day challenge to a minimalist life found on the inspiring blog into-mind. Two fellow bloggers joined in and you are welcome to join in at any moment. Just do a task a day, it doesn't matter if you don't follow the order, but don't skip a day! Let me know if you join us, it's a long process and together we can motivate each other ♡ source 1. + 2. + 3. + 4. + 5. + 6. + 7. + 8. Une vie simple, une vie douce, retour aux essentiels, trouver la joie dans ce qu'on fait … toutes ces belles citations qu'on voit beaucoup dernièrement pourraient être traduites dans un seul mot : minimalisme! J'ai beaucoup lu à ce sujet récemment. Et c'est un sujet énorme. Des blogs, des livres et tout qui ce peut m'aider à comprendre le chemin à accomplir pour y arriver. Le minimalisme est un mode de vie et pas uniquement un style décoratif. Et à moins que vous l'ayez ancré en vous depuis la naissance, il faut travailler dur pour y arriver. Pour commencer le minimalisme ne se réduit pas à des murs blancs et des espaces vides. C'est sa version ultime, mais peu de gens ont l'intention d'arriver jusqu'à là. Vous pouvez être minimalistes et vivre dans un intérieur vintage, avec des couleurs foncés aux murs. Toutes les images que j'ai choisies peuvent décrire des intérieurs minimalistes et voilà pourquoi. Désencombrer est le mot clé. Juste un mot pour tout dire : débarrassez-vous de tout ce dont vous n'avez plus besoin, que vous n'utilisez plus. Offrez-le ou vendez-le, et si aucun des deux n'est possible, jetez-le. Gardez juste ce qui vous apporte de la joie. Un conseil que j'ai lu et adoré nous invite à garder chaque article dans ses mains et essayer de comprendre si on est heureux quand on le porte, quand on le lit, quand on le regarde, quand on l'utilise. Si ce n'est pas le cas, on est prêt à s'en débarrasser. Une fois qu'on a terminé ce processus (ce qui peut prendre jusqu'à plusieurs semaines!) notre maison sera remplie uniquement des choses qu'on aime vraiment et qui nous apportent de la joie. C'est étonnant, n'est-ce pas? Je suis prête à l'essayer. Et vous ? Si vous êtes prêt pour essayer, posez-vous tout d'abord une question simple : pourquoi je veux le faire ? Qu'est-ce que je veux accomplir ? Notez toutes les idées qui vous viennent à l'esprit et éliminez ensuite celles qui vous parlent le moins jusqu'à ce que vous en ayez seulement une sur le papier. Votre but sera celle-ci! J'ai commencé hier le défi des 30 jours pour une vie minimaliste, trouvé sur l'incroyable blog into-mind. Deux amies bloggeuses m'ont rejoint et vous pouvez participer aussi à tout moment. Faites juste une tâche par jour, ça n'a aucune importance si vous ne suivez pas l'ordre, mais ne sautez jamais de jour! C'est un processus long et le faire ensemble aide à se motiver, donc faites signe si vous voulez nous rejoindre. À très vite ♡
to be completely honest I don't know what number friday finds is ... but four sounded like a good number. is this not magical? source need this. source i have never wanted a watch so bad. or even ever wanted a watch, for that matter. source one of the most beautiful posts I've read in a long time. love this-- what your netflix says about you. (of course mine says I have a split personality because I share an account with my two brothers, my husband and my parents...) real life stuff i love: making exercise more of a priority. my rhubarb liqueur is actually good. bridal shower this weekend. memorial day next weekend. sunshine!! xo, erika p.s. quick question. what if this was a link-up? would you guys come hang out and link up your blogs? (to be honest, I have this fear that if I offer it no one will come -- kind of like a party you throw but no one shows.) I can't promise food or drink, but I can provide fun! :)
It would be easy to blame others for our cages. The truth is that we are responsible for ourselves. Yes, their expectations are hard to ignore. But we
One word that often comes to mind when talking about minimalism is space. With space, we can direct our energy and focus on what means the most. Space is not just an empty room, but it is what surrounds us, everywhere we are. Let’s be honest. It is tough to appreciate your space in an […]
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It seems like all the cool kids are reblogging this oldie-but-a-goodie -- house reno by Gil Schafer, interiors by Miles Redd (wet dream by me, obviously).
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Don't you absolutely love this image!!!? What a great idea. The lady is Rowena Cade, a genuine english eccentric. Read a tiny bit more about her here, here, and much more here. I love her style!
